File Kill program

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Is there a program that deletes a file no mater what. I have a large avi
file I cannot delete. I tried unlock but that does not work. Safe mode does
not work. Its says its being used but no program is using it.Thx in advance
 
Is there a program that deletes a file no mater what. I have a large avi
file I cannot delete. I tried unlock but that does not work. Safe mode does
not work. Its says its being used but no program is using it.Thx in advance
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If the computer has a floppy drive, boot to DOS from a floppy, then
delete the file. DOS doesn't know about file locking. If it's an
NTFS volume, you'll need a freeware program to allow DOS to access it.
This was all discussed here earlier this week or last week.
 
MoveOnBoot will remove the file at next
boot.

www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html

Rolfie

W Hall wrote:
|| Is there a program that deletes a file no mater what. I have a large
|| avi file I cannot delete. I tried unlock but that does not work.
|| Safe mode does not work. Its says its being used but no program is
|| using it.Thx in advance
 
Hi W. Hall - the following is from my Blog, Defending Your Machine, addy in
my Signature below. Delete Invalid File is probably what you need, but you
can try them all.


"Sometimes the tools below will find files which they are unable to delete
because they are in use.

A program called Copylock, here, http://noeld.com/programs.asp?cat=misc can
aid in the process of "replacing, moving, renaming or deleting one or many
files which are currently in use (e.g. system files like comctl32.dll, or
virus/trojan files.)"

Another is Killbox, here: http://www.downloads.subratam.org/KillBox.zip

A third which is a bit different but often very useful is Delete Invalid
File, here: http://www.purgeie.com/delinv.htm which handles invalid/UNC
file/folder name deleting, rather than the in use problem.

A fourth useful program is Unlocker, here:
..http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ " Simply right click the folder or file
and select Unlocker. If the folder or file is locked, a window listing of
lockers will appear. Simply select the lockers and click Unlock and you are
done!" Works as advertised and is particularly helpful in identifying
malware components which are 'protecting' each other."


If none of the above work, then try opening a CMD window and enter:


del \\?\C:\winnt\?

substituting the path to the folder containing your .avi file for
D:\winnt and your .avi file name for ? (In other words put
in a completely qualified file path to your .avi file after the third
\)

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP/DTS/AH-VSOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://DefendingYourMachine.blogspot.com/

W Hall said:
Is there a program that deletes a file no mater what. I have a large avi
file I cannot delete. I tried unlock but that does not work. Safe mode does
not work. Its says its being used but no program is using it.Thx in
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This worked for me.

Right click on the folder that it is in, then

Open

Now close all other windows except the one you just opened.

Try deleting it now, make sure you are not viewing it in thumbnail view.
 
W Hall said:
Is there a program that deletes a file no mater what. I have a large avi
file I cannot delete. I tried unlock but that does not work. Safe mode does
not work. Its says its being used but no program is using it.Thx in advance
Click to expand...

Yet another solution that has worked for me in the past - delete the folder
that it's in (after removing anything else in it that you want to keep).
Don't try emptying the recycling bin until after you reboot.

You could also hit cntl-alt-delete and examine the list of programs that are
running, looking for anything you don't expect to see, or download and
install Startup Control Panel and use that to look for things starting up
that shouldn't be.

Finally, I would examine your autoexec.bat (if there is one on your system)
to see if whatever is using it is being started at the DOS level, since
these will normally execute even if you are booting into safe mode.

However, i am concerned that this behaviour is quite abnormal for a .avi
file. I would first check your system (or at the very least, that file) with
one of the free web-based virus scanners.

Mike Bourke
 
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